Joker wins top prize in Venice, with Polanski coming second
The Venice Film Festival jury has awarded its top prize to Joker, Todd Phillips’ origins story for the infamous Batman villain, previously brought
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Roman Polanski sues Academy over expulsion for historic sex offence
The Oscar-winning film maker Roman Polanski is suing the Academy that hands out the awards, nearly a year after it expelled him. Roman
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Polanski’s wife says “Non Merci” to Oscars Academy
French actress Emmanuelle Seigner said she was offended that the Academy had invited her to become a member, after expelling her Oscar-winning husband.
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Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski expelled from Oscar Academy
The organisation that hands out the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has expelled the actor Bill Cosby and the
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Cannes 2017 – The Second Saturday
For the last time this Cannes, I was up early to get to the 8.30am screening. This was Roman Polanski’s late addition to the festival, out of competition, Based on a True Story – which was based on a novel, which wasn’t itself a true story.
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Roman Polanski added to Cannes 2017 line-up
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have added a number of films to the various strands of the official selection for next
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Seduced and Abandoned – Review
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Carnage – Review
DIRECTED BY: Roman Polanski – FEATURING: Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, John C Reilly
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The Ghost – Review
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Oliver Twist – Review
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